Alex Cross's Trial

In the fifteenth installment of the bestselling Alex Cross series, Detective Alex Cross explores a family story of courage and resistance against racial hatred from the early 1900s. Set in Washington, DC, and Mississippi, the novel follows lawyer Ben Corbett as he investigates a resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan at the request of President Theodore Roosevelt. Through these historical events, the story highlights the enduring fight for justice and the sacrifices made in the face of deep-seated intolerance.